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Assessment of crime and violence in Mozambique and recommendations for violence prevention and reduction
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012Mozambique also suffers from country specific crime challenges. For example, levels are burglary and livestock theft are ranked highest in all of Africa with 13% and 19% of respondents respectively reporting victimisation.DocumentConsolidating SADC’s regional integration: the governance of the security sector
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012The Southern African region faces the major challenge of combining the principles ofdemocracy and the creation of democratic institutions with the pragmatic decisions required in implementing reforms in the security sectors of Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries.DocumentLesotho political participation and democracy
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013After the introduction of the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system in 2002, however, Lesotho has experienced unprecedented levels of political stability. The country has attained a remarkable and peaceful alternation of power and the establishment of a democratically elected coalition government – a rarity not only in Lesotho, but also on the African continent as a whole.DocumentLesotho justice sector and the rule of law
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013The justice sector and the rule of law in Lesotho are critical to the attainment of the country’s development goals. However, the contribution that the justice sector and the rule of law can make in practice depends on the legitimacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the norms, mechanisms and processes involved in the delivery of justice and in promotion of the rule of law.DocumentProspects for improved debt management in Zimbabwe’s draft constitution
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012The on-going constitutional reform process in Zimbabwe, which was a key component of the 2008 Global Political Agreement (GPA), has opened up immense opportunities for the country to create a new framework for sound economic management.DocumentHistoric step towards equality for Swazi women: an analysis of Mary-Joyce Doo Aphane v the Registrar of Deeds
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012There is nothing extraordinary about Mary-Joyce Doo Aphane. Nor is there anything extraordinary – in most countries – about her desire to register a newly-bought property in both her and her husband’s names. What is extraordinary is that she still couldn’t do that in Swaziland in the 21st century, despite being married in community of property.DocumentThe long wait for justice in Swaziland: a feminist analysis of the David Simelane serial murder case
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013In Swaziland, the slow pace of the judicial process is a reality that citizens have long since grown accustomed to. The system is riddled with delays and there is always a lengthy backlog of un-heard cases on the High Court roll. However, delays usually occur once the accused is charged – not before the trial has even begun.DocumentPre-trial detention custody time limits: ensuring compliance in Malawi
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013Many pre-trial detainees in Malawi will spend months or even years in detention – without being tried or found guilty.DocumentGovernance assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Options for European Union engagement
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in the international spotlight again as a Rwandan-backed rebellion in the east has caused a security and humanitarian crisis. While this represents an immediate problem, deeper and protracted issues have contributed to the crisis that relate to the consistent neglect of governance reforms.DocumentThe G-20 and development: ensuring greater African participation
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014Although South Africa is the only African permanent member of the G-20 group of major economies, the G-20 regularly invites the chair of the African Union (AU) and a representative of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) – usually the chair of the Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee – to attend its meetings.Pages
